Students sometimes believe that anti-Semitism is rare and or even that Jewish people occupy a socially advantaged position. To show that anti-Semitism is still common, challenge students to see who can find the most recent anti-Semitic incident.

Tell students that they can search newspapers or magazines, visit web sites, contact groups such as the Anti-Defamation League, or use any other strategy to document a recent anti-Semitic incident. These incidents might include vandalism or arson of synagogues, hate speech, anti-Semitic stereotypes, or other manifestations of anti-Jewish prejudice. Then, at the next class session, ask students to share what they found and see how many incidents occurred during the previous week.